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- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-04
- Cattle Ranching
- Forage standing crop
- forage utilization
- grazing
- south Texas
- stocking rate
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2020-02
- education
- grazing
- outreach
- podcast
- Psychology
- Sociology
- technology
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2019-02
- fire
- grazing
- land management
- Prairie Pothole Region
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- waterfowl
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2019-02
- climate change
- drought
- fire
- grazing
- semi-arid ecosystems
- state-and-transition simulation models
- Library Collection RecordGrasshopper outbreaks in Nebraska have resulted in losses over $2 million per year due to lost forage for livestock. As much as 23% of western U.S. forage is consumed by grasshoppers annually.…Publication Date 2018-06
- AUMs
- cattle
- grasshoppers
- grazing
- insecticide
- Library Collection RecordOur study confirms that grazing by cattle and horses can negatively impact riparian ecosystems if not properly managed. Population levels and grazing patterns of wild free-roaming horses limit…Publication Date 2018-04
- game camera
- grazing
- species interaction
- streambank alteration
- stubble height
- Library Collection RecordObservation is a simple method of acquiring information and is a critical step in the scientific method for both developing and investigating testable hypotheses. Cameras have long played a role in…Publication Date 2017
- Arizona
- cattle
- elk
- grazing
- riparian
- time-lapse photography
- Library Collection RecordThe extent and heterogeneity of rangelands in the state of Nevada (United States) pose a challenging situation for land managers when determining stocking levels for livestock grazing.…Publication Date 2017
- drought
- grazing
- livestock
- MODIS
- PDSI
- precipitation
- Library Collection RecordPastoral livestock production systems in Africa that have existed for centuries are now threatened by changing demographics, improved communications, increased availability of modern weapons, open…Publication Date 2017
- Africa
- cattle
- food crisis
- grazing
- livestock
- nomads
- range management
- Library Collection RecordTemperate grassland ecosystems are imperiled globally, and habitat loss in North America has resulted in steep declines of endemic songbirds. Commercial livestock grazing is the primary land use in…Publication Date 2017
- grassland birds
- grazing
- northern Great Plains
- precipitation
- Soil Productivity
- Library Collection RecordEncroachment of Great Plains grasslands by fire-sensitive woody plants is a large-scale, regional process that fragments grassland landscapes. Using prairie grouse (Tympanuchus spp.) of conservation…Publication Date 2017
- disturbance
- Eastern Redcedar
- fire
- grazing
- Greater Prairie-Chicken
- Juniperus virginiana
- lesser prairie-chicken
- woody plant encroachment
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • One objective of the ongoing Renewal on Standing Rock Reservation project is to evaluate the response of grazing steers to the level of prairie dog colonization on Northern Mixed…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- beef cattle
- grazing
- prairie dogs
- diet quality
- forage intake
- global positioning systems
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Numerous ecological site descriptions in the southern Utah portion of the Colorado Plateau can be difficult to navigate, so we held a workshop aimed at adding value and functionality…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- drylands
- land classification
- MLRA 35
- grazing
- biological soil crusts
- erosion
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Maintaining cattle and prairie dogs on rangelands is important ecologically, economically, and culturally. However, competition between these species, both actual and perceived, has…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- prairie dogs
- cattle
- grazing
- plant communities
- ecological sites
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Livestock numbers have been declining since the early 1930s but many of the same resource concerns are still present today. • We must change the way we think about and manage…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- grazing
- rangelands
- management
- Utah
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordLand managers often face the dilemma of balancing livestock use with conservation of sensitive species and ecosystems. For example, most of the remaining vernal pools in California are grazed by…Publication Date 2016
- grazing
- Modoc Plateau
- Orcuttia tenuis
- seasonal wetlands
- vernal pool plants
- Library Collection RecordCrested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum [L] Gaertm. and Agropyron desertorum [Fisch.] Schult.) has been seeded across millions of hectares of the sagebrush steppe and is often associated with native…Publication Date 2016
- Agropyron cristatum
- burning
- grazing
- legacy effects
- sagebrush
- Seedbed
- Library Collection RecordIn North America, the loss of habitat heterogeneity resulting from homogeneous livestock grazing is one factor contributing to steep population declines of many grassland bird species. Patch-burn…Publication Date 2016
- diversity
- grassland birds
- grazing
- heterogeneity
- patch-burn graze
- prescribed fire
- Library Collection RecordCrested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum [L] Gaertm. and Agropyron desertorum [Fisch.] Schult.) has been seeded across millions of hectares of the sagebrush steppe and is often associated with native…Publication Date 2016
- Agropyron cristatum
- burning
- grazing
- legacy effects
- sagebrush
- Seedbed
- Library Collection RecordLand managers often face the dilemma of balancing livestock use with conservation of sensitive species and ecosystems. For example, most of the remaining vernal pools in California are grazed by…Publication Date 2016
- grazing
- Modoc Plateau
- Orcuttia tenuis
- seasonal wetlands
- vernal pool plants
- Library Collection RecordIn North America, the loss of habitat heterogeneity resulting from homogeneous livestock grazing is one factor contributing to steep population declines of many grassland bird species. Patch-burn…Publication Date 2016
- diversity
- grassland birds
- grazing
- heterogeneity
- patch-burn graze
- prescribed fire
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Ecological site descriptions and state-and-transition models are national-level tools for organizing and delivering information about landscape dynamics and management. • Recent…Publication Date 2015-12-01
- ecological site descriptions
- regime shifts
- grazing
- thresholds
- climate change
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • In the semiarid Texas High Plains, integrating crops with grazing systems could conserve irrigation water and increase perennial grassland. • We combined irrigated and nonirrigated…Publication Date 2015-12-01
- water conservation
- grazing
- forage
- irrigation
- Ogallala Aquifer
- crude protein
- fiber
- Library Collection RecordRangeland carrying capacity depends on aboveground net primary production (ANPP) and on the sustainable harvest index (HIsust), the portion of ANPP that livestock can consume without undermining the…Publication Date 2015-05
- grazing
- harvest index
- range management
- sustainability
- Library Collection RecordTwo in vitro trials were conducted for estimates of dietary percentage of fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens; FS) or winterfat (Krascheninnikovia lanata; WF) for improved dietary digestibility…Publication Date 2015-05
- dormant-season
- grazing
- protein intake
- winter
- Winterfat
- Library Collection RecordTwo in vitro trials were conducted for estimates of dietary percentage of fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens; FS) or winterfat (Krascheninnikovia lanata; WF) for improved dietary digestibility…Publication Date 2015-05
- dormant-season
- grazing
- protein intake
- winter
- Winterfat
- Library Collection RecordRangeland carrying capacity depends on aboveground net primary production (ANPP) and on the sustainable harvest index (HIsust), the portion of ANPP that livestock can consume without undermining the…Publication Date 2015-05
- grazing
- harvest index
- range management
- sustainability
- Library Collection RecordInterest in developing more flexible fencing technology to improve pasture and rangeland management is increasing. The objective of this study was to test the efficacy of a new virtual fencing…Publication Date 2015-01
- animal behavior
- Boviguard
- Cattle Distribution
- GPS
- grazing
- Invisible Fence
- Library Collection RecordInterest in developing more flexible fencing technology to improve pasture and rangeland management is increasing. The objective of this study was to test the efficacy of a new virtual fencing…Publication Date 2015-01
- animal behavior
- Boviguard
- Cattle Distribution
- GPS
- grazing
- Invisible Fence
- Library Collection RecordRemote sensing and landscape ecology concepts can provide a useful framework for state-and-transition models (STM) in order to quantify thresholds at different scales, and provide useful information…Publication Date 2014-07
- grazing
- landscape ecology
- Peatland
- remote sensing
- resilience
- thresholds
- Library Collection RecordRemote sensing and landscape ecology concepts can provide a useful framework for state-and-transition models (STM) in order to quantify thresholds at different scales, and provide useful information…Publication Date 2014-07
- grazing
- landscape ecology
- Peatland
- remote sensing
- resilience
- thresholds
- Library Collection RecordThe influence of grazing protection caused by streambank fencing on soil mesofauna density is unknown. Our objective was to determine if grazing protection (ungrazed vs. grazed), location (upland vs…Publication Date 2014-07
- Acari
- Collembola
- grazing
- Soil invertebrates
- streambank fencing
- Library Collection RecordThe influence of grazing protection caused by streambank fencing on soil mesofauna density is unknown. Our objective was to determine if grazing protection (ungrazed vs. grazed), location (upland vs…Publication Date 2014-07
- Acari
- Collembola
- grazing
- Soil invertebrates
- streambank fencing
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • This piñon–juniper rangeland in central Arizona experienced heavy seasonal (late-spring/earlysummer) grazing, but with above average, welltimed and evenly distributed precipitation…Publication Date 2014-06-01
- grazing
- utilization
- risk
- western wheatgrass
- Sideoats grama
- piñon–juniper
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Impermanence syndrome involves farmer apprehension or uncertainty about the future and leads to disinvestment in an agricultural operation as well as erosion of producer confidence…Publication Date 2014-04-01
- impermanence syndrome
- ranching
- public lands
- Southwestern United States
- disinvestment
- US–Mexico border
- land use
- cattle Industry
- Library Collection RecordCattle fecal pats readily ignite, are a common source of spot fires, and release extreme amounts of energy when burning. Moreover, dung-dependent livestock parasites can be reduced by combusting…Publication Date 2014-03
- disturbance
- ecology
- fuel
- grazing
- parasites
- weather
- Library Collection RecordA key goal in land management is to prevent ecosystem shifts that affect human well-being. Like other types of sagebrush shrublands, large areas dominated by the common but little-studied mountain…Publication Date 2014-03
- Artemisia spp.
- Ecosystem shifts
- grazing
- Herbicide
- state-and-transition model
- Tthreshold
- Library Collection RecordAlthough human influence across rural landscapes is often discussed, interactions between the native, natural systems and human activities are challenging to measure explicitly. We assessed the…Publication Date 2014-03
- Anthropogenic inuence
- land use
- noxious weeds
- sagebrush steppe
- semiarid ecosystem
- semiarid ecosystem
- species distributions
- Library Collection RecordA key goal in land management is to prevent ecosystem shifts that affect human well-being. Like other types of sagebrush shrublands, large areas dominated by the common but little-studied mountain…Publication Date 2014-03
- Artemisia spp.
- Ecosystem shifts
- grazing
- Herbicide
- state-and-transition model
- Tthreshold
- Library Collection RecordCattle fecal pats readily ignite, are a common source of spot fires, and release extreme amounts of energy when burning. Moreover, dung-dependent livestock parasites can be reduced by combusting…Publication Date 2014-03
- disturbance
- ecology
- fuel
- grazing
- parasites
- weather
- Library Collection RecordAlthough human influence across rural landscapes is often discussed, interactions between the native, natural systems and human activities are challenging to measure explicitly. We assessed the…Publication Date 2014-03
- Anthropogenic inuence
- land use
- noxious weeds
- sagebrush steppe
- semiarid ecosystem
- semiarid ecosystem
- species distributions
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Pipelines across the eastern Montana–western North Dakota portion of the northern Great Plains are proliferating due to continuing oil and gas development. • Pipelines are linear…Publication Date 2014-02-01
- grazing
- cover crop
- reclamation
- plant competition
- facilitation
- Library Collection RecordThe quality of the landscape is declining in many grassland and savanna areas of Africa as a consequence of woody plant encroachment. We investigated the changes in vegetation at selected sites on…Publication Date 2014
- Vegetation Change
- grasslands
- savanna
- degradation
- Bush encroachment
- land use
- soils
- rainfall
- temperature
- climate change
- carbon dioxide
- KwaZulu-Natal
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordBrowsing herbivores are generally highly selective feeders, selecting for new shoots and young plant material. Determinations of browser carrying capacity are then greatly inflated when based on…Publication Date 2014
- savanna
- browsing
- grazing
- game
- wildlife
- conservation
- carrying capacity
- climate
- soil
- rainfall
- modelling
- plant production
- management
- Zululand region
- KwaZulu-Natal
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordWe examined the effect of changes in land use and land tenure on bush encroachment and vegetation condition. An analysis of aerial photographs from three time steps (1949, 1985 and 2004) was used to…Publication Date 2014
- Bush encroachment
- land use
- land tenure
- degradation
- aeiral phtographs
- commonage
- commercial agriculture
- rangeland condition
- goats
- browsing
- rangeland condition
- Fort Beaufort
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordWoody plant encroachment is frequent in dry savannas. Grazing is often considered to be a major cause of encroachment in dry savannas because grasses are removed by livestock, leaving bare areas for…Publication Date 2014
- Bush encroachment
- savanna
- grazing
- fire
- rainfall
- climate change
- management
- Kimberley area
- Northern Cape
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordUsing an analysis of aerial photographs from 1942, 1985 and 2004 we assessed the impact of changing land tenure and land-use regimes on the cover of thicket vegetation on the Grahamstown commonage.…Publication Date 2014
- bush encroahcment
- land use
- management
- Aerial Photographs
- goats
- browsing
- livestock
- grazing
- grasses
- shrubs
- degradation
- Grahamstown
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordFew assessments of the effects of fire and grazing on the herbaceous components of savannas have been reported for Africa. In the Kruger National Park, South Africa, range condition was monitored at…Publication Date 2014
- fire ecology
- grazing
- management
- savanna
- game
- rangeland condition
- rainfall gradient
- grasses
- forage
- ecosystem ecology
- Kruger National Park
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordBush encroachment has been recognised in southern Africa since the late nineteenth century. Our review of 23 studies showed that the rate of woody cover change has ranged from ?0.131 to 1.275% y?1.…Publication Date 2014
- Bush encroachment
- ecosystem ecology
- grazing
- fire
- rainfall
- grasses
- carbon dioxide
- climate change
- management
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordWith the rapid expansion of wildlife ranching and conservation in South African savannas and the resultant increase in multi-species grazing and browsing systems, information on browse production…Publication Date 2014
- savanna
- browsing
- grazing
- game
- wildlife
- conservation
- carrying capacity
- climate
- soil
- rainfall
- South Africa